Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II in Yarnton: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 21, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
P1093
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Weston-on-the-Green - Weston-on-the-Green
MSN:
PAC.0024
YOM:
1940
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was completing a solo training flight out from Weston-on-the-Green. An engine failed in flight, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in as pasture located in Yarnton. The pilot LAC Philip Pendlebury was killed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.
